Leaving the Slam Tent, we were pleasantly surprised to see that the sun was still shining so we decided to make another visit to the hospitality area for some food and a lie down on the grass.
Fully refreshed with some food and drink, we made our way back to the Main Stage to catch the end of The Strokes then went over to catch half of the Editors set on the Radio 1/NME Stage.
The Birmingham four piece have earned a legion of fans with their brooding, intensely melancholic songs which have been compared to Joy Division and Echo and the Bunnymen.
Tom Smith reminds me of Chris Martin with his youthful looks and stage antics. The band got the festival crowd very excited. Especially during All Sparks, Blood, Bullets and top ten single Munich.
As the sun dropped, we decided to make our way back to the Main Stage to find a decent spot to watch headliners The Who! The same dilemma hit me though. Do I go see rock legends The Who or hugely influential Scottish band Primal Scream? Why did they have to put them on at the same time? I was totally torn in two but decided that there was more chance of me being able to see Primal Scream again than there was of ever seeing The Who.
At 9:20pm founding by Zack Starkey on drums and Pete's brother on guitar.
Pete and Roger were on top form as they seemed to step back into those old rock n roll shoes with ease. The Who are enjoying a revival thanks to their engaging live performance at last summer's Live 8 in London. Pete Townshend decided that he had to get The Who back up to Scotland after he came to T in the Park last year and was very impressed by the excitable Scottish crowd!
Pete performed like the flamboyant young guitar hero he had been back in The Who's 60s and 70s heyday. The crowd were lapping it up whenever he did his trademark over-exaggerated windmill guitar strumming and were likewise entertained with Roger's lassoing of the microphone!
The gig was crammed with hits like Substitute, Who Are You and of course My Generation.
While their performance was flawless, I did get the impression that Pete was more into it than Roger, especially after he confessed that he was struggling to keep up with the pace when they returned for the encore.
An anthemic sing along rendition of Pinball Wizard was the spine tingling moment at the end of the gig and after that, all that was left was the piper to send us off in true Scottish fashion before momentous fireworks lit the night sky and ensured T in the Park 2006 went out with a bang.
After managing to snare The Who and The Red Hot Chili Peppers as headliners for 2006, organisers DF Concerts have quite a job on their hands to top it for next year. Who can they get next? After the death of founding member Syd Barrett last week, some might say it is time to get Pink Floyd in as headliners for next year!
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